Compound faucet.



F. B. HUNTER.

COMPOUND FAUGET.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 11, 1908.

Patented N0,v.2,1909.

- INVENTOR T hfurfler W1 TNESSES Altar/10y s FRANK BARRING'ION HUNTER, OF MEMP HIS, TENNESSEE.

COMPOUND FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 11, 1908. Serial No. 447,999.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that. I, FRANK BaiiniNG'roN HUNTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conipound Faucets; and I do hereby declare .the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in compound faucets and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character wherein a mixing chamber is employed having an individual controlling valve, said mixing chamber being in communication with a bib having an individual controlling valve.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character wherein the hot and cold water may be ad mitted within the mixing chamber in the proportions desired or either the hot or cold water may be discharged indepe lently of the other. I

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this cliaracterwhich will be simple in construction, efiicient and advantageous in practice and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the details of con struction and in the novel arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more particularlyreferred to.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views and in which,

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the'line 22 of Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is a view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 1 denotes a casing of any desired material having formed therein the mixing chamber 2 which is in communication with a bib 3 through a port or passageway 4, said passage-way 4 being positioned adjacent the base of the casing. Rotatably mounted within the mixing chamber 1 in its upper ortion is a plug 5 having in its under sur ace a recess 6. In communication with the mixing chamber approximately centrally thereof are the inlet ports 7 adapted to be in communication with the Patented Nov. 2, 1909; I

hot and cold water supply pipes as is believed to be obvious. The inlet ports? at their junction with the mixing chamber are flared or enlarged and terminate in the same plane with an opening 8 in the plug 5, said opening 8 communicating with the recess 6. This opening 8 is arranged transversely of the plug 5 and extends around the plug a distance slightly in excess of the flared mouths of the ports 7. The plug is connected to a stem 9 projecting through a removable cap 10 of the mixing chamber and through a suitable packing box 11;" and has secured on its outer or projected end an op erating haiidle or lever 12. By proper turning-of this handle 12, the opening 8 can be brought into communication with either of the inlet ports (5 or can be so turned as to be incommunication with both of the inlet ports and it is believed to be apparent that the proportions of the flow through the ports can readily be controlled or regulated by the proper adjustment of the plug 5 or more particularly the opening 8 therein with re- It is to be oblation to the inlet ports 6. served that the interior walls of the mixing chamber are tapered and that the plug 5 is correspondingly tapered and that said plug is lield properly seated by the expansioii spring 13 embracing the stem 9 abut ting the upper face of the plug 5 and the cap 10.

2 to the discharging bib 3 through the passage or port 1. :4 with the bib 3 is formed a valve seat'M having acting in conjunction therewith the At the junction of the port threaded interior wall 'ortion of a bonnetioo on the projected end of the stem 16 will in no way obstruct the movement of the handle 12. It is also to be observed that the bonnet 18' is provided with a removable cap 20 which has confined therein the packing 21 inter osed between the cap and the plate'22 I c aim:

A device of the character described, 'KCOIII- I prising a casing having a mixing chamber therein, also additional flared chambers forming a continuation of said mixingcham- I her, and lateral inlet orts communicatin with said flared additional chambers, sai casing being formed with a bottom outlet passage extending laterally therefrom and communicating with said mixing chamber, a

hollow plug arranged in said mixing cham-- v bers, means for actuating said plug, means for resiliently holding said plug in place, said plug having a lateral port communicating with said flared chambers, said plug having its bottom edge arranged about flush 'with the upper surface of said laterally ex- FRANK HARRINGTON HUNTER.

Witnesses:

H. B. HUNTER, R. H. HUNTER. 

